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Cheap Hair Cuts at the Carsten Aveda Institute
There is this thing called Science (closely related to that often annoying “truth”) that indicates human scalp hair grows at about 1/2 an inch per month. I get this. What I do NOT get, however, is that people have decided undoing this growth is a task worthy of all of
Matt Torrey's Puts New York on Tap
I totally respect anyone who decides to name a bar after themselves, and the self-named bars are almost always the best. Jimmy’s Corner in Manhattan, Sharlene’s in Prospect Heights, and now there’s Matt Torrey’s in Williamsburg. Not that you can see the name on the building. It’s only marking is
Tenth Time's the Charm: Siren Music Festival Hits Coney Island
Look, I’m not a selfish person. I don’t ask for much, I pay my taxes, I give the occasional financial pledge to the destitute and homeless, I hold doors open for strangers. I do good things. So grant me your understanding and spare me your judgment when I tell you
Broke-Ass of the Week – Tech Journalist Jolie O’Dell
Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit…probably not.
Sweet Ups Bar in Williamsburg: As Sweet as it Used to Be?
The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about this bar is: “Whoa man, you’ve changed”. So the bad news is, it’s not as cozy and secret-y as it once was in say, 2006. But, really, the whole faux speakeasy thing has really been over for quite a while.
FREE We Are Scientists Show in Williamsburg
This Saturday, a very rare and magical thing will happen. Green grass will be seen at McCarren park, wait time at Turkey’s Nest will be less than 5 minutes, and the number of times you think “ZOMG, that’s Zach Galifianakis! Oh… wait, no, it’s not” will be significantly reduced. Siren
Ticket Giveaway for Electro Pop Opera Little Death: Vol. 1
Hey, you know what most operas are lacking? Electro pop and 70s gospel. But not in Matt Marks’ opera The Little Death: Vol. 1 at Incubator Arts Project. The play is about two evangelical christian teenagers trying to make their relationship right with the Lord, through songs with catchy hooks
